2nd European Conference on Games Based Learning

Proceedings of ECGBL 2008
The 2^nd European Conference on Games Based Learning
held at The Hotel Silken Diagonal Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
on 16-17 October 2008

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Paper Title	Author(s)	Page No.
Preface		vii
Biographies of Conference Chairs, Programme Chair, Keynote Speaker and Mini-track Chairs		ix
Biographies of contributing authors		xi
Study to Inform the Design of a Psycho-Educational Game: Children and the Magical Do Better	Hend Alshanqiti, John Carr and Peter Blanchfield School of Computer Science, University of Nottingham, UK	1
Groovy Music: Research Based Product Design Applied to Games Based Learning in Primary Music Education	Michael Avery Sibelius Software – A part of Avid, London, UK	9
Effects of Two Types of Sudoku Puzzles on Students’ Logical Thinking	Youngkyun Baek¹, Bokyeong Kim², Seongchul Yun¹, Donguk Cheong¹ ¹Korea National University of Education, South Korea ²Department of Instructional Technology, University of Virginia, USA	19
Funchal 500 years: Learning Through Role Play Games	Ricardo Baptista¹ and Carlos Vaz de Carvalho^{2 1}Escola da APEL, Funchal, Portugal ²Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal	25
0BOpen Source Portals for Online Simulation Games? The Computer-Supported Business Game “Go4C” for Realistic IT and Business Management Training	Matthias Baume, Yuriy Taranovych and Helmut Krcmar Technische Universität München, Garching b. München, Germany	31
Play it Seriously: Juxtaposing AR and RW Crises	Natasha Boskic, Teresa Dobson and Paula Rusnak The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada	43
The Impact of Mind Game Playing on Children’s Reasoning Abilities: Reflections from an Experience	Rosa Maria Bottino, Michela Ott and Mauro Tavella Istituto Tecnologie Didattiche Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Genova, Italy	51
A Review of Theories of Player Enjoyment in Playing Computer Games	Elizabeth Boyle and Thomas Connolly University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, Scotland	59
Games for Learning: Does Gender Make a Difference?	Elizabeth Boyle and Thomas Connolly University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, UK	69
Games-Based Learning in Teacher Education: A Strategy to Integrate Digital Games into Secondary Schools	Nathalie Charlier¹ and Bieke De Fraine^{2 1}University of Leuven, Belgium ²Centre for Educational Effectiveness and Evaluation, Belgium	77
An Experimental Study of Game-Based Music Education of Primary School Children	Sibel Çoban¹ and İmge Tuncer^{2 1Marmara University, Istanbul-Turkey ²Anatolian High School Zonguldak-Turkey}	85
Arguing For Multilingual Motivation in Web 2.0: Using Alternate Reality Games to Support Language Learning	Thomas ConnollyUniversity of West of Scotland, Paisley, Scotland, UK, et al	95
Development of a General Framework for Evaluating Games-Based Learning	Thomas Connolly, Mark Stansfield and Thomas Hainey University of West of Scotland, Paisley, Scotland	105
Game Based Learning as a Vehicle for Practice Change and Quality Caring in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit	Mary Coughlin¹, Alan Gibbins², Steve Hoath³, and Sharyn Gibbins^4,5 ¹Children’s Medical Ventures, Norwell, MA USA ²Anglersthree Multimedia, Burlington, Ontario Canada ³Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati OH USA ⁴Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada ⁵The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada	115
Geography Educational Gaming System for Mobile Devices	Juan Manuel de Blas Quintana, Salvador Otón, Roberto Barchino, and José Ramón Hilera Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, España	119
Technological Platform for Info-Educational Contents Sharing	Luis de Marcos, Roberto Barchino, José Martínez, José Maria Gutiérrez, and José Antonio Gutiérrez University of Alcala, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, España	127
Collaborative Indicators in Learning Games: An Immersive Factor	Elise Gendron, Thibault Carron and Jean-Charles Marty University of Savoie, Le Bourget Du Lac, France	135
Playability: The Secret of the Educational Videogame Design	José Luis González Sánchez, Natalia. Padilla Zea, Francisco Luis. Gutiérrez, Marcelino José. Cabrera and Patricia Paderewski University of Granada, Granada, Spain	147
“Finger On The Screen”: Using A Strategy Video Game To Mediate Curricular Learning	Begoña Gros¹ and José Garrido^{2 1}Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain ²Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile	157
Exploring the Discrepancy between Educational Goals and Educational Game Design	Rasmus Harr¹, Tasha Buch² and Thorkild Hanghøj³ ¹IT University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark ²University of Aarhus, Copenhagen, Denmark ³University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark	165
ThinknDrinkn? – An Evaluation of the use of Games Based Learning (GBL) for Alcohol Awareness	Ashley Healy and Thomas Connolly University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, Scotland	175
A framework for the development, design and deployment of customisable mobile and hand held device based serious games.	Hanno Hildmann, Cherif Branki, C Pardavila and Daniel Livingstone University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, Scotland	187
Therapeutic Games: Work Should Not Be This Much fun	Robyn Hromek The University of Sydney, Australia Department of Education and Training, NSW, Australia	199
Cognitive and Affective Effects of Learning History by Playing a Mobile Game	Jantina Huizenga¹,Wilfried Admiraal¹, Sanne Akkerman² and Geert ten Dam^{1 1}University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands ²IVLOS Institute of Education of the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands	207
From Simulation to Imitation: New controllers, New forms of Play	Jennifer Jenson¹ and Suzanne de Castell^{2 1}York University, Toronto, Canada ²SuzanSimon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada	213
Exploratory Learning Through Role Playing Simulation Games in e-Business Education: Experiences with the Beer Game in the University Education	Elisabeth Katzlinger Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria	219
The Effects of Individualized Feedback in Digital Educational Games	Michael Kickmeier-Rust¹, Birgit Marte¹, Stephanie Linek¹, Tiphaine Lalonde² and Dietrich Albert^{1 1}University of Graz, Austria ²ORT France, Paris, France	227
A Reflection Walkthrough Method: Designing Knowledge Construction in Learning Games	Kristian Kiili Tampere University of technology, Pori, Finland	237
Development of Competencies by Playing Digital Sports-Games?!	Rolf Kretschmann University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany	243
Commercial Video Games in Educational and Multimedia Contexts	Pilar Lacasa University of Alcalá, Madrid, Spain	251
Homeless: It’s No Game - Measuring the Effectiveness of a Persuasive Videogame	Terry Lavender Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada	261
Computer-Based Business Simulation Games as Tools for Learning: A Comparative Study of Student and Teacher Perceptions	Jörgen Lindh¹, Stefan Hrastinski², Cecilia Bruhn¹ and Linda Mozgira¹¹Jönköping International Business School, Sweden ²Uppsala University, Sweden	267
Ludicity. A theoretical Horizon for Understanding the Concepts of Game, Game-Playing and Play	Maria da Conceição Lopes University of Aveiro, Portugal	275
Students and Video Game Players	Moisy Magali Université de Rennes 2-Haute Bretagne, Rennes, France	285
Designing Serious Games for Computer Assisted Language Learning – Teacher/Learner Perspectives and User-Centered Design	Bente Meyer and Birgitte Holm Sørensen Aarhus University, Denmark	291
Virtual Work Experience: From Classroom to Workplace	Mark Milne¹, Martyn Horner¹, Jared Benjamin¹ and Gayle Monteith^{2 1}Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, UK ²Learning and Teaching Scotland, Glasgow, UK	299
XML Application for Educative Games	Miroslav Minović, Miloš Milovanović, Miroslav Lazović and Dušan Starčević Belgrade University, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia	307
Experiences in Using XBeerGame Virtual Gaming for Learning Supply Chain Management	Benoit Montreuil, Interuniversity Research Center on Enterprise Networks, Logistics and Transportation (CIRRELT),Univeristy of Laval, Canada, et al	317
The Impact of Using Guess and Tell Games on Student Achievement, Interest, and Gender Discrimination in the Teaching of Mathematics	Javed Mustafa International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan	331
Videogame Aesthetics and e-Learning: A Retro-looking Computer Game to Explain the Normal Distribution in Statistics Teaching	Sol Nte and Richard Stephens Keele University, UK	341
Player Transfer: How Learning Transfer and Serious Games Answer Serious (and Transferable) Questions about One Another	Gearoid O Suilleabhain DEIS, Cork Institute of Technology; Co. Cork; Ireland	349
3D Games-Based Learning Environments in Northern Ireland Classrooms: What do the Teachers and Pupils Think of This Technology?	Karen Orr and Carol McGuinness School of Psychology, Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland	357
Design of Educational Multiplayer Videogames. A Vision From Collaborative Learning	Natalia Padilla Zea, José González Sánchez, Cabrera Cuevas, Francisco Gutiérrez Vela and Patricia Paderewski Rodríguez Software Engineering Department, University of Granada, Spain	365
Applying Online Multiplayer Educational Games based on Generic Shells to Enhance Learning of Recursive Algorithms: Students' Preliminary Results	Eleni Rossiou¹ and Spyros Papadakis^{2 1}University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece ²Hellenic Open University, Patras, Greece	373
Articulation of Ecological Values in Alternate Reality Gaming: A Case Study of World without Oil	Paula Rusnak, Teresa Dobson and Natasha Boskic University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada	383
Enhancing Educational Outcomes Through Games Based Learning: A Case Study	Elizabeth Salles Iona College, Brisbane, Australia	393
Applying Digital Game Based Learning Solutions to the Primary and Special Classroom: Results from Field Studies	Maria Saridaki, Giannis Chaniotakis, Vaia Manoli, Manessis Dionissios, Maria Karafotia, Dimitris Gouskos, Michael Meimaris¹National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece	401
Cultivating the Respectful Mind with Games and Simulations	Andy Smith Blackpool and The Fylde College, UK, Lancaster University, UK	413
Digital Dialogue in the Game of Collaborative Knowledge Building: A Democratic Endeavour on the Intercultural Arena	Elsebeth Korsgaard Sorensen; Bo Fibiger and Christian Dalsgaard University of Aarhus, Denmark	423
Learning Behavior in Games for Learning	Franziska Spring-Keller and Helmut Schauer University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland	433
The Effect of User Experience Measurement on Entrepreneurship Business Venture Simulation Game Design	Lam Tak-Ming The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong	443
Supply-Side Competition Included	Richard Teach¹ and Elizabeth Murff^{2 1}Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta USA ²Eastern Washington University, Spokane USA	449
An Architectural Model for the Design of Game-Based Learning Activities for Virtual Patients in Second Life	Maria Toro-Troconis^1,2, Ulf Mellström¹, Martyn Partridge¹,and Michael Barrett¹¹Imperial College London, Faculty of Medicine, London, UK ²Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden	459
The Tooth Morphology Board Game: An Innovative Strategy in Tutoring Dental Technology Learners in Combating Rote Learning	Anisa Vahed Durban University of Technology, South Africa	467
Self City: Training Social Skills in a Game	Dick van Dijk¹, Ronald Hünneman² and Sabine Wildevuur^{1 1}Waag Society, Amsterdam, The Netherlands ²University of Groningen, The Netherlands	481
Meaningful Double-Loop Learning in Educational Games	Michael Vogel Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences, Germany	489
Innovative Induction with Alternate Reality Games	Nicola Whitton¹, Peter Whitton², Rosie Jones¹ and Scott Wilson^{3 1}Manchester Metropolitan University, UK ²School of Materials, Manchester University, UK ³Institute for Educational Cybernetics, University of Bolton, UK	499
MobileMath: The Phone, the Game and the Math	Monica Wijers¹, Vincent Jonker¹ and Kristel Kerstens^{2 1}Freudenthal Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands ²Waag Society, Amsterdam, The Netherlands	507
Cognition-based Learning Principles in the Design of Effective Serious Games: How to Engage Learners in Genuine Learning	Pieter Wouters, Erik van der Spek and Herre van Oostendorp Utrecht University, the Netherlands	517